Opinion
D-84 September Term 2020 085599
11-17-2021
In the MATTER OF Frank A. TOBIAS, Jr., An Attorney At Law (Attorney No. 032191992)
ORDER
The Disciplinary Review Board having filed with the Court its decision in DRB 20-168, concluding that as a matter of final discipline pursuant to Rule 1:20-13(c) (2), Frank A. Tobias, Jr., of Perth Amboy, who was admitted to the bar of this State in 1992, should be suspended from the practice of law for a period of six months based on respondent's conviction in Superior Court pursuant to a plea of guilty to third-degree aggravated assault (N.J.S.A. 2C: 12-1b (12)), conduct that violates RPC 8.4(b) (commission of a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer);
And good cause appearing;
It is ORDERED that Frank A. Tobias, Jr., is suspended from the practice of law for a period of six months, effective December 20, 2021, and until the further Order of the Court; and it is further
ORDERED that respondent comply with Rule 1:20-20 dealing with suspended attorneys; and it is further ORDERED that pursuant to Rule l:20-20(c), respondent's failure to comply with the Affidavit of Compliance requirement of Rule 1:20-20(b)(15) may (1) preclude the Disciplinary Review Board from considering respondent's petition for reinstatement for a period of up to six months from the date respondent files proof of compliance; (2) be found to constitute a violation of RPC 8.1(b) and RPC 8.4(d) ; and (3) provide a basis for an action for contempt pursuant to Rule 1:10-2; and it is further
ORDERED that the entire record of this matter be made a permanent part of respondent's file as an attorney at law of this State; and it is further
ORDERED that respondent reimburse the Disciplinary Oversight Committee for appropriate administrative costs and actual expenses incurred in the prosecution of this matter, as provided in Rule 1:20-17.